TeliaSonera Starts Trials with 3G Femto Base Stations

TeliaSonera says that it is to start trials of 3G Femto technology in Lithuania and Denmark. The Femto technology improves the indoor coverage and capacity of 3G services and, also, becomes a platform for enhancement of TeliaSonera's existing fixed-mobile converged services such as the Home Free service.

"The Femto technology is one step in the migration from fixed to mobile communications. We believe that it allows us to offer more opportunities for our customers in terms of service range and service quality. Femto also boosts the indoor coverage and capacity for 3G which will improve our customers' use of mobile services and devices at home or at the office", says Lars Klasson, CTO and Senior Vice President of Business Area Mobility Services at TeliaSonera.

TeliaSonera will test the 3G Femto technology in Lithuania with equipment from Motorola and in Denmark with equipment from Alcatel-Lucent. The test will include field tests in different user environments such as homes and small offices.

TeliaSonera's commercial launch for Femto services is not decided yet. The choice of supplier or suppliers is still open.

Posted to the site on 13th February 2008